Operation Aleksandr Makedonskiy

Operation Aleksandr Makedonskiy was a Russian peacekeeping military operation in the Republic of Georgia which lasted from 6 February 1992 to 19 February 1993. 879,000 Russian troops invaded Georgia to protect the breakaway states of South Ossetia and Abkhazia from reconquest, and the numerically superior Russian forces easily overwhelmed the smaller Georgian military. As the Abkhazian forces occupied Poti, the Russian Army went on to occupy the other major cities of the country, including the capital of Tbilisi. On 19 February 1993, Georgia agreed to peace with South Ossetia and Abkhazia, leading to Russia ending its war. The Russian government requested military access in Georgia, and Georgia agreed to allow for Russia to station troops in the country, hoping for peaceful relations with Moscow.